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AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION BOARD

HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

CLASS XI

MODEL EXAMINATION PAPER 2023 AND ONWARDS

Computer Science Paper I

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Marks: 50

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INSTRUCTIONS
1. Read each question carefully.
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2. Answer the questions on the separate answer sheet provided. DO NOT write your answers on the
question paper.
3. There are 100 answer numbers on the answer sheet. Use answer numbers 1 to 50 only.
4. In each question, there are four choices A, B, C, D. Choose ONE. On the answer grid, black
out the circle for your choice with a pencil as shown below.

Candidate’s Signature

5. If you want to change your answer, ERASE the first answer completely with a rubber, before
blacking out a new circle.
6. DO NOT write anything in the answer grid. The computer only records what is in the circles.

7. You may use a simple calculator if you wish.

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1. The MOST suitable type of computer that is used by the meteorological department for
weather forecasting is the

A. mainframe computer.
B. microcomputer.
C. supercomputer.
D. minicomputer.

2. Voice calls on a computer via an internet connection can be made by using a/ an

A. device driver.
B. utility software.
C. operating system.

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D. application software.

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3. Consider the given sample of a bank cheque.

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The device that would read the numbers written at the bottom left of this cheque would be a/
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A. optical mark reader.

B. optical character reader.
C. quick response code reader.
D. magnetic ink character reader.

4. An example of a device that acts as both an input and output device is a

A. printer.
B. scanner.
C. touch pad.
D. touch screen.

5. Resolution is used to measure the quality of a

A. printer.
B. light pen.
C. microphone.
D. digital camera.

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6. Which of the following devices uses an electron gun while displaying picture on a screen?

I. LED
II. LCD
III. Monitors

A. I only
B. III only
C. I and II
D. II and III

7. The CORRECT categorisation of devices that are used in four steps of data processing cycle is

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A digital camera control unit RAM projector

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arithmetic logic unit ROM printer
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D printer arithmetic logic unit ROM scanner

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8. The examples of an impact printer are

A. dot matrix and inkjet printers.

B. dot matrix and chain printers.
C. laser and chain printers.
D. laser and inkjet printers.
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9. The MOST common built-in pointing device in a laptop is a

A. mouse.
B. trackball.
C. light pen.
D. touchpad.

10. Which of the following stages requires an arithmetic logic unit (ALU)?

A. Input
B. Output
C. Storage
D. Process

11. As compared to dynamic RAM (DRAM), the static RAM (SRAM)

A. is faster.
B. is low-priced.
C. refreshes periodically.
D. requires less number of transistors.

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12. An example of sequential access memory device is the

A. hard disk.
B. compact disc.
C. flash memory.
D. magnetic tape.

13. In terms of their storage capacity, the CORRECT arrangement of optical discs is

Low High
A DVD CD BD
B CD DVD BD

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Fatima purchased a CD which contains video files. She can copy video files from CD to her
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computer, but she cannot copy anything back on to the CD.

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I. CD-R
II. CD-RW
III. CD-ROM

A. II only.
B. III only.
C. I and II.
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D. I and III.

15. Flash memory is a type of

A. SRAM.
B. DRAM.
C. EPROM.
D. EEPROM.

16. The number of gibibyte in 102223394 kibibytes are

A. 97.488
B. 102.223
C. 102223
D. 99827.533

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17. Which of the following memories exemplify the primary memory?

A. Cache and ROM

B. SD card and DVD
C. RAM and hard disk
D. Cache and flash drive

18. A memory device having the smallest storage capacity is the

A. register.
B. compact disk.
C. cache memory.
D. random access memory.

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19. How many gigabytes are there in 2 petabytes?

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D. 2,000
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20. If ALU performs any operation, then the operand values are stored in two registers and the
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result of the operation is stored into one of the registers.

Based on the given description, which of the following identification is CORRECT?

Register that Store

Registers that Store Operand Values
Result of an Operation
A Accumulator Register and Data Register Accumulator Register
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B Accumulator Register and Data Register Data Register

C Instruction Register and Base Register Instruction Register
D Instruction Register and Base Register Base Register

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21. Consider the given table showing four memory address locations and content stored in them.

Memory Address Content

00000 11001100
00001 10101010
00010 10001001
00011 11000001

If a Program Counter (PC) holds memory address 00010 at the beginning of the fetch cycle,
then what would be stored in the registers mentioned in the given table?

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D 00010 10001001 10001001

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22. As compared to RISC, the CISC architecture

A. has complex instructions.

B. typically has fewer instructions.
C. instructions utilise less number of cycles.
D. is typically used by smartphones and tablets.
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23. An example of one address instruction is

A. HALT
B. JMP
C. MOV
D. ADD

24. When a processor writes data into the main memory, it sends a signal to initiate the data
writing process. This signal is sent via a

A. data bus.
B. serial port.
C. control bus.
D. parallel port.

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25. In a fetch-decode-execute cycle, the fetch operation places the instruction fetched from the
memory into the

A. program counter register.

B. data buffer register.
C. instruction register.
D. flag register.

26. Read the given features of a port.

 It is round in shape.
 It is a type of serial port.
 The keyboard and mouse are connected to it.

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27. As compared to the system unit, a CPU

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A. is larger in size.
B. has a power supply unit.
C. is located on the motherboard.
D. protects and holds all components at a fixed point.

28. A mouse can be connected to personal computers using all of the following ports EXCEPT the
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A. USB.
B. PS/2.
C. serial.
D. parallel.

29. A box with all the components installed inside it is known as a

A. CPU.
B. system unit.
C. motherboard.
D. computer casing.

30. As compared to IPv4, the IPv6

A. has 32-bit address length.

B. has checksum field in its header.
C. provides encryption and authentication.
D. consists of 8 octets and each octet consists of 8 bits in its address.

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31. The CORRECT categorisation of protocols at the given layers of OSI model is

Application Layer Network Layer Transport Layer

A HTTP IP TCP
B TCP IP HTTP
C IP TCP HTTP
D HTTP TCP IP

32. Sana and Fatima are sitting in the same room and chatting with each other using a social media
network service.

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33. The number of links required to connect 5 nodes in mesh topology are
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A. 5
B. 7
C. 9
D. 10

34. The option that CORRECTLY depicts the categorisation of examples of transmission modes is
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Simplex Half-Duplex Full-Duplex

transfer of data from the communication over communication over
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computer to printer telephone line walkie-talkie
transfer of data from the communication over communication over
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computer to printer walkie-talkie telephone line
communication over communication over transfer of data from the
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telephone line walkie-talkie computer to printer
communication over communication over transfer of data from the
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walkie-talkie telephone line computer to printer

35. A system that can provide communication over the longest distance is

A. Wi-Fi.
B. cellular.
C. infrared.
D. WiMAX.

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36. Which of the following options is CORRECT regarding the frequencies used when mobile
phones communicate to base stations (BS) and vice versa?

Frequency to Communicate from Frequency to Communicate from BS

Mobile Phone to BS to Mobile Phone
A Uplink Uplink
B Downlink Uplink
C Uplink Downlink
D Downlink Downlink

37. Which of the following arrangement shows the CORRECT number of satellites required to

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D 8 to 20 40 to 80 3

38. In GPS, the MINIMUM number of satellites required to determine the location of a receiver is

A. 2
B. 3
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C. 4
D. 5

39. Read the following features:

 Creates a MAN
 Transmits information through microwave
 Provides services anywhere within a city
The wireless communication identified from the given features is a/ an

A. Wi-Fi.
B. infrared.
C. WiMAX.
D. Bluetooth.

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40. Consider the given database model.

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B. relational database.
C. hierarchical database.
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D. object oriented database.

41. Consider the given entity relationship diagram (ERD)

University Department

The cardinality and modality for the given Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) are
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Cardinality between Modality between University

University and Department and Department
A one-to-many one-to-one
B Many-to-one one-to-many
C one-to-one one-to-one
D one-to-many one-to-many

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42. Consider the given tasks.

I. Retrieving data from a database

II. Inserting data into a database
III. Deleting objects from the database
IV. Deleting records from a database

The tasks performed by data manipulating language of SQL are

A. I, II and III.
B. II, III and IV.
C. I, II and IV.
D. I, III and IV.

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43. The collection of related fields in a database table is treated as a single unit. The two names of

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A. I and II.
B. I and IV.
C. II and III.
D. III and IV.

44. An employee database table has following fields. The Employee_ID is the primary key.
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I. Employee_ID
II. Employee_Name
III. Employee_National_ID_Card_Number
IV. Employee_Age
V. Employee_Gender

In this table, the MOST appropriate candidate key is

A. II only.
B. III only.
C. IV only.
D. V only.

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45. Consider the given image representing cardinality and modality.

The CORRECT interpretation of cardinality and modality from the given image is

A. cardinality is one and modality is zero.

B. cardinality is zero and modality is one.
C. cardinality is many and modality is zero.
D. cardinality is zero and modality is many.

Use the given database table to answer Q.46, Q.47 and Q.48

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A database table named as T20Data shows the data of the top 5 men’s T20I cricket team rankings as

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Position Team Name Matches Points Rating

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3 South Africa 16 4196 262

4 India 31 8099 261
5 Australia 21 5471 261

46. If the descending sort is applied on the Team Name field of this table, then the team names
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A. South Africa and Pakistan.

B. England and South Africa.
C. England and Australia.
D. Australia and Pakistan.

47. The SQL query to delete the Rating column from the table is

A. ALTER TABLE T20Data DROP COLUMN Rating

B. DROP COLUMN Rating ALTER TABLE T20Data
C. ALTER TABLE T20Data DELETE COLUMN Points
D. DELETE COLUMN Points ALTER TABLE T20Data

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48. A query is constructed in the design view so that it would display the position number and the
names of only those teams who have played more than 20 matches and have rating of less than
265.

This query is split into two parts. Given is the first part of the query.

To retrieve the required records, the second part of this query will be

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49. Consider the given form.

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The layout of the given form is

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A. tabular.
B. justified.
C. datasheet.
D. columnar.

50. To produce an MS Access report, the data is fetched with the help of

A. tables and queries.

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B. forms and queries.

C. tables and relationships.
D. forms and relationships.

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